Which of the following statements about employment in India is NOT correct?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → While counting workers, people who get work for a few months a year are left out.
When workers are counted, all those engaged in economic activities are included as employed, whether they work all year or only a few months. Option (3) says the opposite.
Option (1) Some people get work throughout the year, while others get work for only a few months. — True. Employment in India is multifaceted.
Option (2) Many workers do not get fair wages for their work. — True. Fair wages are often missing.
Option (3) While counting workers, people who get work for a few months a year are left out. — False. Everyone engaged in an economic activity is counted as employed.
Option (4) Women workers are about one-fifth of the urban workforce. — True. They are one-fourth of the rural workforce and one-fifth of the urban workforce.
NCERT (2026-27): “6.2 Workers and Employment … The nature of employment in India is multifaceted. Some get employment throughout the year; some others get employed for only a few months in a year. Many workers do not get fair wages for their work. While estimating the number of workers, all those who are engaged in economic activities are included as employed. You might be interested in knowing the number of people actively engaged in various economic activities. During 2022-23, India had a workforce of about 545 million. Since majority of our people reside in rural areas, the proportion of workforce residing there is higher. The rural workers constitute about two-thirds of this 545 million. Men form the majority of workforce in India. About 77 per cent of the workers are men and the rest are women (men and women include child labourers in respective sexes). Women workers account for one-fourth of the rural workforce whereas in urban areas, they are just one-fifth of the workforce. …” |